de Wit, B (Universiteit Utrecht)
Thursday 31 May 2012, 09:30-10:15

Deformations of special geometry; in search of the topological string

M-theory is an 11-dimensional quantum theory of gravity which, in addition to gravitons and other particle-like excitations, includes extended objects known as membranes and five- branes. Though a complete definition of M-theory is not yet known, it is proposed as a nonperturbative formulation of superstring theory and as such is a compelling candidate for a unified theory of the fundamental particles and forces in Nature. Much has been learned about M-theory through its symmetries and its relation to supergravity and string theory and this has in turn led to important results in superstring theory and quantum gauge theory.

Reall, H (University of Cambridge)
Friday 01 June 2012, 12:15-13:00

Black hole instabilities and local Penrose inequalities

Giddings, S (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Friday 01 June 2012, 11:30-12:15

Black holes, Hilbert-space networks, and quantum information transfer

Song, W (Harvard University)
Friday 01 June 2012, 10:15-11:00

Comments on dipole theories

Emparan, R (Universitat de Barcelona)
Friday 01 June 2012, 09:30-10:15

Black brane fluid flows

Ramgoolam, S (Queen Mary, University of London)
Thursday 31 May 2012, 16:45-17:30

Deformations of special geometry; in search of the topological string

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